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Got an Idea? Turn it into a Novel in Thirty Days or Less!
Author: Mark Barnes
People can't believe I did it, but I did. I wrote my first novel, The League, in about 30 days. I never spent more than two hours on any given day, unless I wrote then went back to edit. I also found and signed with a publisher in one month (see my article, Whatever It Is, Publish It Now, for details on this)...
Why Book Writers Need A Running Mate
Author: Robert F. Abbott
By far, I have found that the lack of discipline is the biggest hindrance for most people, when it comes to writing a book of any kind. Although I urge you as a would-be writer to develop a theme because once you are clear on "why" you want to write a book, your motivational level will shift into a higher gear, I also urge you to get an accountability partner...
Spiritual Journaling
Author: Catherine Franz
Whether you keep a separate spiritual journal or just wantto add your spiritual postings in your regular journal, youwill want to read this...
Water to Swim In
Author: Pamela Hatheway
Not long ago, I took stock of my unrealized desire to be a published writer, or maybe I should I say "Writer" with a capital "W". For some reason it always seemed a lofty goal, to want to see my byline in print. I found this trepidation totally uncharacteristic to every other area in my life...
The Heart of the Delay: Harnessing The Wisdom of Procrastination (AKA Writers Block)
Author: Jill Nagle
am sure that at in some era, at some desk, with some kind of paper (and perhaps some very special ink), some writer has breezed through a lengthy and challenging project from beginning to end with no delays...
Getting Past The Shoulds To Write
Author: Catherine Franz
During the past few months I have received many questions asto how I have gone from an unknown writer to over comingsociety's adversarial thoughts on what writing should be andbecome a well known writer...
The Blank Mind
Author: Charles O. Goulet
Many writers stare at the blank page or clean computer screen and wait for inspiration with a feeling of hopelessness. That white page or screen is always a struggle to fill, and it probably will always be for most writers...
When Getting Stuck Goes Amuck
Author: North Notes
Many of us have always wanted to write. We have all gotten writer's block. What happens when we are stuck? Can we go to a doctor for having writer's block? Are there any "writing doctors" that prescribe medication to overcome what to write about or how to stress our premise?...
Writing Requires Self-Control
Author: Charles O. Goulet
The only way to become a writer is to write. That requires a great deal of self-control and dedication, not only writing when the urge is upon you, but even when it is not. That requires seeing the words flow onto the blank page or screen...
Talent or Toil
Author: Charles O. Goulet
As in all endeavors, toil is necessary to succeed and more so in writing. Work or its habit is the mother of talent. A writer must labor over his craft until it becomes strength, and the only way the writer can develop this efficacy is by working at it, sitting at one's desk or computer and writing...
The Demon Fear
Author: Charles O. Goulet
You have a great idea for a poem, a story, an essay, an article, a book, or a novel, but you hesitate to write it. Why?..
The Struggle
Author: Charles O. Goulet
Each day is a struggle to sit before the computer and produce-produce words that are appropriate, produce sentences that are logical, produce paragraphs that are focused, and produce a page that is relevant to the project-whether it is a poem, a short story, an article, an essay, or part of a novel...
Should You Write a Book?
Author: Steven Van Yoder
One morning, you open your inbox and find several e-mails that will boost your business. There is an invitation to speak at a local group comprised of your best prospects. Several emails have arrived from people who've "heard of you" and inquire about your services...
Should I Keep Writing?
Author: David Silva
It's easy to understand why. You screw up at work and your boss jumps on your case, quick to tell you exactly what you need to do if you want to keep your job stuffing dough into that pizza press...
Trying Too Hard
Author: Charles O. Goulet
If you dread the thought of writing, if you fear your desk, and if you hate your computer, then you are trying too hard...
Writing and Self-examination
Author: Charles O. Goulet
Good writing requires self-examination. Why is one writing? What part of the writer will be shared with readers? Will it be only information or will it include the essence of the writer? This, then determines what will be written: poetry, essays, articles, short stories, novels, or any other genre of writing...
Strategies For Finding Topics To Write About
Author: Dan J. Fry
What possibly could I have to write about? I never was good at it anyway. It doesn't matter how hard I try, I just sit and stare and stare at a blank screen...
3 Tips to Achieve Your Writing Goals
Author: Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ
1. Make your goals achievable. By achievable, we mean realistic and attainable. You might unconsciously have set a goal even others will have a hard time achieving, even if they had the means and the time to do so...
Write Strategy: Think, Believe, Attack
Author: Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ
Think of writing like karate...it's about DISCIPLINE...
Timer Magic for Writers
Author: Katey Coffing, Ph.D.
If your writing muscle isn't in shape, writing a novel may seem like a sheer, unscalable cliff. ("Gee, I don't think I can write today. I left my climbing shoes in my other backpack...")...
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